Can the customer modify a config file?

[Helan]

We have an application installed at a customer. Now they want to edit a config file (part of our application) that is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\MyApplication.

Is it possible for them to edit that file, or will it trigger something like "auto repair" in Windows Installer?

[Catalin]

Hello,

The product repair operation could be triggered when:

1. your setup installs advertised shortcuts

https://www.advancedinstaller.com/user- ... ialog.html

https://www.advancedinstaller.com/user- ... tcuts.html

2. your setup uses the Active Setup mechanism

https://www.advancedinstaller.com/user- ... tive-setup

3. your setup installs a file extension and when a file with the installed extension is launched; in this situation if there are missing installation files the Windows Installer will launch first a repair operation for the installed product

4. your setup register a COM file through the Windows Installer COM built-in tables (Class, ComPlus, AppId, TypeLib); when a function from such COM file is called (by any app from the machine) and the COM file from disk is missing the Windows Installer will automatically trigger a repair

5. an application launch a repair operation for the installed product


Best regards,
Catalin